(2.27) The Avon will be screening the 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts starting Friday, running the three categories in separate groups over the course of the week. Seen here is The Only Girl in the Orchestra from the documentary category. This is the only one I have seen and it’s quite entertaining. The New York Times review of this year’s nominees found this to be a bright light in an otherwise challenging category:
In this grim lineup, Oscar voters might easily gravitate toward “The Only Girl in the Orchestra,” a crowd-pleasing profile of the double bassist Orin O’Brien by Molly O’Brien, her niece. In 1966, Orin, the daughter of the old-time Hollywood stars George O’Brien and Marguerite Churchill, became the first woman to be named a permanent member of the New York Philharmonic. Despite coming across as a wonderful wit and a consummate artist, she professes an aversion to the spotlight, even if she can’t help but command it.
Here is the schedule:
Animation: 4:20pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 21-23. Running time: 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Live action: 4:05pm, Monday & Tuesday, February 24-25. Running time: 1 hour and 42 minutes.
Documentary: 3:10pm, Wednesday, February 26, and 1:30pm, Thursday, February 27. Running time: 2 hours and 43 minutes.
Oscar Shorts start Friday, February 21, Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer Street, (directions)